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In Reply to: PLEASE POST YOUR SECOND REQUIRED POSTING AS FOLLOWUPS TO THIS POST posted by Tom Bacig on January 13, 1999 at 21:59:54:

How is mankind suppose to behave? Are their set rules on this or is it all just determaned by human nature? One can find the opinions on ideals for human behavior to be quite similar between Alberti's "On the Family," Castiglione's "The Courtier," and Machiavelli's "The Prince." Castiglione and Machiavelli followed Alberti's ideals of behavior in that one should have honor and dignity, the knowledge of the arts and more, and that this is to be achieved through diligent work.

Alberti believes in hard work to achieve greatness. For one to give his body and soul for the quest of paise and virtue. That anything but this would make them unworthy of life. Alberti believes idleness to be the devils work, the reason for many of the worlds evils. "If one wishes to gain praise and fame, he must abhor idleness an laziness and oppose the as deadly foes," as written in Alberti's "On the Family."

Castiglione agrees and follows Alberti's example on good qualities and having to earn them. He stress that one has to be bold and energeric and also needs to exercise these qualities continuously. Castiglione as well agrees with the importance of kknowledge to inhance ones praise.

Machiavelli has a little different style of writing. He stats all the qualities of making a man honorable and good (like Alberti and Castigilione) but he is more realistic in his writing. Machiavelli stats that it would be impossible to find in one man all these good qualities. That to strive to have all these and to be aware of what he has is the best one can do. He says that even though it would be praiseworthy to exhibit all these good qualities they can neither be enirely possessed nor observed. The human condition will simply not permit it.

Alberti, Castigilione, and Machiavelli have started with the same stepping stone but have branched it and viewed it slightly different manors.

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: How is mankind suppose to behave? Are their set rules on this or is it all just determaned by human nature? One can find the opinions on ideals for human behavior to be quite similar between Alberti's "On the Family," Castiglione's "The Courtier," and Machiavelli's "The Prince." Castiglione and Machiavelli followed Alberti's ideals of behavior in that one should have honor and dignity, the knowledge of the arts and more, and that this is to be achieved through diligent work. : Alberti believes in hard work to achieve greatness. For one to give his body and soul for the quest of paise and virtue. That anything but this would make them unworthy of life. Alberti believes idleness to be the devils work, the reason for many of the worlds evils. "If one wishes to gain praise and fame, he must abhor idleness an laziness and oppose the as deadly foes," as written in Alberti's "On the Family." : Castiglione agrees and follows Alberti's example on good qualities and having to earn them. He stress that one has to be bold and energeric and also needs to exercise these qualities continuously. Castiglione as well agrees with the importance of kknowledge to inhance ones praise. : Machiavelli has a little different style of writing. He stats all the qualities of making a man honorable and good (like Alberti and Castigilione) but he is more realistic in his writing. Machiavelli stats that it would be impossible to find in one man all these good qualities. That to strive to have all these and to be aware of what he has is the best one can do. He says that even though it would be praiseworthy to exhibit all these good qualities they can neither be enirely possessed nor observed. The human condition will simply not permit it. : Alberti, Castigilione, and Machiavelli have started with the same stepping stone but have branched it and viewed it slightly different manors.

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